Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,281 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Aquil Abdullah (1973- )
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(1893) Ida B. Wells, “Lynch Law In All Its Phases”
John F. Kennedy, Rice University, September 12, 1962
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(1961) Executive Order 10925
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(1928) Beatrice Morrow Cannady Speaks to the NAACP

Explore Global African History

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Ali Al’amin Mazrui (1933-2014)
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Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (1942– )
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Tunis, Tunisia (9th century BCE- )
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Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti (1749- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

Montage of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Founders
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Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, The Boulé: A Brief Overview (1904- )
Map Showing Dana on the Union Pacific Railroad
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Dana, Wyoming, A Black Town in the Coal Mining West
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Titanic’s Black Passenger: Creating Historical Fiction From Historical Fact
Market exterior and cars, South Side Chicago, ca. 1970
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The Nation of Islam’s Economic Program, 1934-1975

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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